This gets my vote:
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1st and Favourite
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Surely not to shoot
Their size is the attraction: One in each pocket every stalk and one's annual cull plan is completed in 31-days! What's not to like?Surely not to shoot
Each fallow season gets harder and keeps my chiropractor in work.
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Pine Marten
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My first deer was a fallow pricket with @sikamalc which remains my only fallow to this day. My favourite deer to stalk are... Well, it's not really about species. It's about the wider context. Deer that are stalked in memorable conditions with people I like. Stalks that make for good stories (which no-one much wants to hear) and reflections (which I am always happy to daydream about).
First deer I shot was a Sika, though the first animal I stalked was feral goat
I like Fallow & Muntjac to stalk
Roe are beautiful - I could watch them for hours without shooting
Stalking Reds (especially hill stalking) is probably the "best" stalking, but most times it's too much like hard work for my old bones & joints at my age
I like CWD stalking, it can be almost too easy, but if you pick your moment & target well it can be challenging enough. Plus they are the easiest to deal with after the shot - apart from the pins of course
I prefer Sika venison, just, though Muntjac is also very tasty and runs it at least a very close second if not equal
It's kinda as others have said already - and PM for one puts it more eloquently than me - nowadays it's more about the whole experience, the making of memories, which if life is kind to me I hope to always have a willing listener to share them with
I like Fallow & Muntjac to stalk
Roe are beautiful - I could watch them for hours without shooting
Stalking Reds (especially hill stalking) is probably the "best" stalking, but most times it's too much like hard work for my old bones & joints at my age
I like CWD stalking, it can be almost too easy, but if you pick your moment & target well it can be challenging enough. Plus they are the easiest to deal with after the shot - apart from the pins of course
I prefer Sika venison, just, though Muntjac is also very tasty and runs it at least a very close second if not equal
It's kinda as others have said already - and PM for one puts it more eloquently than me - nowadays it's more about the whole experience, the making of memories, which if life is kind to me I hope to always have a willing listener to share them with
Cracking well done!First was a roe doe on a foggy day on Salisbury Plain - deathly still and I was fortunate to be able to stalk in quietly for a literally bombproof backstop. I can remember the tension and adrenaline to this day.
Favourite - difficult to say. Like others, the challenge of stalking muntjac excels and last night the muntjac won. All of my reds have been in memorable locations with unique challenges, but fallow are rising rapidly in my stalking. Got within 20m of these last night with my heart thumping! Roll on 1 Aug
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First was a roe doe , favourite would be muntjac firstly for quality of meat but also because they can be a challenging stalk
Extraction shouldn't be a problem
My first and favourite would be the old switch I took in Sutherland many years ago, beautiful day, beautiful landscape and great company. And as the sarcastic stalker I was out with at the time said - the Stag was so old, he thought it had died of shock from the noise of the shot rather than the impact of the bullet! Great day................
My first and most difficult so far was this whitetail buck, harvested on public land. But since hunting here, my favourite is roebuck for sure. Interesting little fellas.
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